To mark International Human Rights Day, IPI will co-host the Austrian premiere of Juliana Fanjul鈥檚 documentary听听on Dec. 10 at 20:15 at Vienna鈥檚 Topkino.听IPI is partnering with听for the fifth consecutive year.
Synopsis:
After revealing a corruption case within the Mexican government, the well-known journalist听Carmen Aristegui听gets fired from the popular radio station, becoming one of the key figures in the battle against censorship, fake news and corruption in Mexico. Documentary follows this brave woman through her tumultuous everyday life as she continues to fight for press freedom on her own news platform, leading a team of investigative journalists and manoeuvring through the poisoned Mexican media landscape.
Post-screening discussion:
The documentary screening will be followed by a conversation with听IPI Deputy Director Scott Griffen听who recently returned from听a press freedom mission听to Mexico,听and听Florian Skrabal,听editor-in-chief of听, Austrian investigative news听platform.听Griffen will talk about the grave journalism crisis in Mexico, the world鈥檚 deadliest country for journalists, while听Skrabal will give an insight into challenges and听risks听investigative reporters in Austria are facing when covering corruption, economic crimes and abuse of power, especially in cross-border investigations.
According to听IPI鈥檚 Death Watch, 49 journalists were murdered in Mexico in the last five years and 9 journalists were murdered so far this year. Over 99 percent of murders and disappearances of journalists remain unsolved.
Read more about the press freedom mission听here.
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[li_item icon=””]Date: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 at 20:15[/li_item]
[li_item icon=”fa-map-marker”] Location: Top Kino, Rahlgasse 1, 1060 Wien[/li_item]
[li_item icon=”fa fa-video-camera”] Duration: 79 min听/听Language: OmeU (original language with English subtitles) /听Trailer: see听[/li_item]
[li_item icon=”fa fa-ticket”]Tickets: you can get your tickets online () or buy them directly at the Film Festival Centre in Schikaneder (Margaretenstra脽e 22, 1040 Vienna)[/li_item]
[li_item icon=”fa-user”]Questions? For more information please contact听[email protected][/li_item]
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